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Uchaux
Uchau (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 44°12′38″N 4°48′06″E / 44.2106°N 4.8017°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Carpentras |
Canton | Bollène |
Intercommunality | CC Aygues Ouvèze en Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christine Lanthelme[1] |
Area 1 | 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,688 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Demonym | Uchaliens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84135 /84100 |
Elevation | 46–285 m (151–935 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
Website | www.uchaux.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Uchaux (French pronunciation: [yʃo]; Occitan: Uchau) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.[3] It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude. In 2020, it had a population of 1,674.
Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.[4]
Uchaux is 9 km (5.5 mi) southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km (4.9 mi) north of the city of Orange.
On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[5]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 382 | — |
1975 | 460 | +2.69% |
1982 | 630 | +4.60% |
1990 | 1,322 | +9.71% |
1999 | 1,465 | +1.15% |
2007 | 1,360 | −0.93% |
2012 | 1,429 | +0.99% |
2017 | 1,649 | +2.91% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000.[7] To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.[8][9]